The Food and Nutrition Bulletin incorporates and
continues the PAG Bulletin of the former Protein -Calorie Advisory Group
of the United Nations system and is published quarterly by the United Nations
University Press in collaboration with the United Nations ACC Sub-committee on
Nutrition.

All correspondence concerning the content of the Bulletin,
comments, news, and notices should be sent to the editor at the Boston editorial
office address given above.

All material in the Bulletin may be reproduced freely provided
acknowledgement is given and a copy of the publication containing the
reproduction is sent to the editorial office.

Editorial policy

The Food and Nutrition Bulletin is intended to make
available policy analyses, state-of-the-art Summaries, and original scientific
articles relating to multidisciplinary efforts to alleviate the problems of
hunger and malnutrition in the developing world. It is not intended for the
publication of scientific articles of principal interest only to individuals in
a single discipline or within a single country or region. Notices of relevant
books and other publications will be published if they are received for review.
The Bulletin is also a vehicle for notices of forthcoming international
meetings that satisfy the above criteria and for summaries of such
meetings.

The Food and Nutrition Bulletin also serves as the
principal outlet for the publication of reports of working groups and other
activities of the UN ACC Sub-committee on Nutrition (SCN) and its Advisory Group
on Nutrition. The SCN itself is a focal point for coordinating activities of
FAO, WHO, UNICEF, the UNU, UNESCO, the World Bank, the World Food Programme, the
World Food Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, and other bodies
of the United Nations system that have an interest in food and
nutrition.

Submissions. Unsolicited manuscripts of articles of the
type published in this and previous issues may be sent to the editor at the
Boston office address given above. They must be typed, double-spaced, with
complete references and must include original copy for any figures used (see
the Note for contributors in the back of this issue).

Any disciplinary or conceptual approach relevant to problems
of world hunger and malnutrition is welcome, and controversy over some of the
articles is anticipated. Letters to the editor are encouraged and will be
printed if judged to have an adequate basis and to be of sufficient general
interest.

Peer review. The Bulletin is a peer-reviewed
journal. Every article submitted first receives editorial review. If it is
consistent with the editorial policy and is not obviously deficient in some way,
it is sent to two or sometimes three experienced and knowledgeable reviewers.
Occasionally a paper may be returned to the authors by the editor with
suggestions for improvement before it is submitted to the reviewers.

If two reviewers agree that the paper should be published in
the Bulletin, it is accepted and either sent immediately for copy-editing
or returned to the authors for consideration of suggestions from the reviewers
and the editor. If both reviewers agree that the paper should not be accepted,
the editor writes a personal letter to the authors explaining the reason and
enclosing the comments of the reviewers anonymously. If the reviewers do not
agree with each other, either the paper is sent to a third reviewer or a
decision is taken by the editor. In these cases, the authors are usually given a
chance to respond to the reviewers comments.

Disclaimer. It is expressly understood that articles
published in the Bulletin do not necessarily represent the views of the
United Nations University, the UN ACC Sub-committee on Nutrition, or any United
Nations organization. The views expressed and the accuracy of the information on
which they are based are the responsibility of the authors. Some articles in the
Bulletin are reports of various international committees and working
groups and do represent the consensus of the individuals involved; whether or
not they also represent the opinions or policies of the sponsoring organizations
is expressly stated.

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